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If Saucon Valley teachers don't receive a contract by Monday, they could strike. Maybe. Andrew Muir, the attorney representing the teachers, said the union and the school district will negotiate Thursday night and Monday. Muir is looking at Monday as a "deadline," he said, but would not say for certain that teachers will strike if they don't have a contract. Muir would only say that teachers have the right to strike and "could go on strike." "I'm going to make some big announcements if something isn't worked out by Monday," Muir said. "We're definitely running out of time here." Teachers, who went on strike in 2008...

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